Standard Lemma guide

unproved

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N P R UW1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not proved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of unprove

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not proved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unproved allegations
  • unproved assumptions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unproven

Antonyms: proved

History

Etymology

From un- + proved.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: недоказан (nedokazan) — not proved
  • Norwegian: ikke bevist — not proved
  • Turkish: kanıtlanmamış — not proved